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- Alice Paul--suffragist, women’s rights activist, and author of the original Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)--was born #OTD in 1885. She devoted her entire life to advocating for women’s #suffrage and equal rights for women. alicepaul.org
- Dylan Riley’s “The Crisis of Capitalist Democracy” examines Adam Przeworski’s work through the relationship between social surplus and universal suffrage. Read Riley’s insights here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #PoliticalTheory #Suffrage #Capitalism #PoliSky @uchicagopress.bsky.social
- The original Black Friday (nothing to do with shopping…), on my Substack open.substack.com/pub/lucindah... #BlackFriday #history #suffrage
- Ever heard of #incongruent #suffrage? 🗳️ With @wegschaider.bsky.social and #RainerBauböck, we’ve published a pre-print on 🌍 data and case studies 🇬🇧🇨🇭 where migrants can vote but not stand as candidates — or vice versa. 📄 Read more here: preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/...
- 🗳️ #OTD 2 July 1928: The Equal Franchise Act received royal assent in the UK, granting all women over 21 the vote—regardless of property. It gave women electoral equality with men, adding 5 million to the roll and making them the majority in the 1929 election. #VotesForWomen #Suffrage #GenderHist
- #OTD 6 February 1918 the Representation of the People Act received Royal Assent. Read about suffragette Emily Wilding Davison on the blog by Tara Morton. womenshistorynetwork.org/still-makes-... #GenderHist #WomensHistory #Suffrage
